帆船 (fān chuán) — sailboat

Definition

帆船 is the whole vessel — a sailboat. 帆 is just the sail itself, a part of the boat, not the boat.

noun
sailboat
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 帆船
    Wǒ cháng cháng qù hǎi shàng zuò fān chuán.
    I often go out to sea on a sailboat.
  • 帆船
    Zhè sōu fān chuán shì tā zì jǐ zuò de.
    This sailboat was made by himself.
  • 帆船
    Hǎi biān yǒu hěn duō fān chuán.
    There are many sailboats by the seaside.

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